Mexican Catholic Priest Killed near U.S. Border

Authorities in northern Mexico are investigating the murder of Catholic Priest Ícmar Arturo Orta, whose lifeless body was located Friday inside his vehicle in Playas de Rosarito. Tijuana Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barron announced the death in a statement. On Friday night in colonia Rancho Chula Vista, Fr. Orta was reportedly fired upon by occupants in a gray Yukon SUV, causing his car to crash into an embankment. He was struck twice in the head, according to Manuel Guillén, the deputy attorney general in Rosarito.-- More...